Create a Location QR Code
Create a QR code that opens a specific map location when scanned. Ideal for directing people to your business, event, or meeting point.
Common Uses
How to Use
Enter the latitude and longitude coordinates of your location. You can find these on Google Maps by right-clicking a spot and copying the coordinates.
geo: coordinates or a maps link?
There are two ways to encode a place. A geo: URI with latitude and longitude opens the phone's own maps app, which is fast and works without a data connection — but support varies between devices.
A maps URL is more compatible: it opens Google Maps, Apple Maps or whatever the phone has set as default, handles directions and shows your place name. For public signage, the maps link is almost always the safer choice.
Where location codes belong
- Event invitations — guests navigate to the venue without ringing you.
- Car parks and entrances — sends people to the right gate, not the postcode centre.
- Delivery notes and invoices — drivers get the actual loading bay.
- Trailheads, gates and rural sites — where postcodes are useless.
Coordinates or an address - which to use
Either works. An address is easier to write down and read aloud; coordinates are unambiguous, which matters for a beach, a warehouse unit or a rural gate where the postcode covers half a mile. Paste coordinates in their decimal form (51.5074, -0.1278), because degree-minute-second notation is the usual reason a location code opens somewhere unexpected.
Once scanned, the code hands the value to whichever maps app the phone has as default, so there is no account to create and nothing that can break later. If the place can move - a pop-up, a market stall, a seasonal venue - point the code at a short link you control so it can be updated without reprinting: that is what dynamic QR codes are for.
- Restaurants and cafes - send guests to the right entrance, not the high-street postcode.
- Weddings and parties - one code on the invitation replaces a paragraph of directions.
Where location QR codes earn their keep
- Event invitations and programmes - one code replaces a paragraph of directions; guests scan and get turn-by-turn navigation to the exact gate.
- Hotels and holiday lets - a code at check-in or on the welcome card opens driving directions and a maps pin for the property.
- Retail, pop-ups and market stalls - a flyer code lands customers on the right entrance, not the postcode next door.
- Estate-agent boards and brochures - viewers go straight to the property pin instead of typing an address.
Codes to pair with a maps link
A location code works hardest next to the other codes on your printed material: add a WiFi QR code so guests join the network without a password, a vCard QR code so they can save your contact, and a URL QR code for bookings or menus.
Privacy
Your data is processed to generate the QR code and is not stored permanently on our servers. Static QR codes are generated in real time and the content is not retained.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find coordinates for my location?
On Google Maps, right-click any location and the coordinates appear at the top. On a phone, tap and hold a spot to see the coordinates.
Will this open Google Maps or Apple Maps?
It depends on the scanner's device. Most phones will open the default maps app. The geo: URI format works on both iOS and Android.
Why does a location QR code open in the wrong app?
Because phones use their default maps app for map links, and that differs per user. A maps URL is more predictable than a geo: coordinate — it opens whatever the phone has set as default and still shows directions.
Can I encode a plus code or what3words instead?
Yes, as text or as a link to the service. That is useful for rural sites and festival fields where postcodes are misleading, but the maps link remains the most reliable option for a general audience.
Do location QR codes need an account?
No. The code hands the address or coordinates to whichever maps app the phone uses by default - no account to create and no watermark on the download.
Does a location QR code expire?
No. A static location code points at the same place forever; if the venue moves, generate a new code or use a dynamic QR code for a location that changes.